Texas Hospital Denies Outside Influence Caused Termination of Transgender Program
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:14 pm
Two hospital leaders have denied that outside influence—including from the state government—led to the termination of the transgender program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in November 2021. UT Southwestern President Dr. Daniel Podolsky and CEO John J. Warner told a Texas judge on April 11 that they rescinded some medical treatments in November 2021 from their own considerations and not because of “third party” pressures. In a letter read by their attorney to Judge Melissa Bellan, Podolsky and Warner said that no entity or individual “made or directed them” to amend the program. “The decision was made to suspend the initiating hormone treatment for new pediatric patients as it was believed that if they failed to do so, that it would put then entire GENECIS program in jeopardy,” the letter stated. ...
Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/southwest ... 04010.html
Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/southwest ... 04010.html